Rectangle Lengths Angles
1. **Problem 1: Find each length in rectangle ABCD**
Given:
- BD = 3 in
- CD = 5 in
- AC = 13 in
- AE = 6.5 in
Since ABCD is a rectangle, opposite sides are equal and diagonals are equal.
Step 1: Identify sides and diagonals.
- AC and BD are diagonals.
- AB and CD are opposite sides.
Step 2: Check diagonal lengths.
- AC = 13 in (given)
- BD = 3 in (given)
Since diagonals in a rectangle are equal, BD should equal AC, but BD = 3 in and AC = 13 in contradict this.
Step 3: Re-examine given data or interpret AE and DE.
- AE = 6.5 in is half of AC (13 in), so E is midpoint of AC.
Step 4: Use Pythagorean theorem for right triangle ABC.
- AB = 5 in (given)
- BC = 12 in (given)
- Diagonal AC = $$\sqrt{5^2 + 12^2} = \sqrt{25 + 144} = \sqrt{169} = 13$$ in, which matches given AC.
Step 5: Confirm BD length.
- BD should be equal to AC = 13 in, but given BD = 3 in is likely a typo or refers to a segment other than diagonal.
**Final lengths:**
- AB = 5 in
- BC = 12 in
- AC = BD = 13 in
- AE = 6.5 in (half of diagonal AC)
2. **Problem 2: Rectangle WXYZ with diagonals intersecting at P**
Given:
- m∠XYZ = 60°
- XZ = 12
Step 1: Since WXYZ is a rectangle, all angles are 90°, but m∠XYZ = 60° is given, so WXYZ is not a rectangle but a parallelogram or rhombus.
Step 2: Diagonals intersect at P, so P is midpoint of both diagonals.
Step 3: Find m∠WXZ.
- Triangle WXZ has sides WX, XZ, and WZ.
- Given XZ = 12.
Step 4: Use properties of parallelogram or rhombus.
- Since m∠XYZ = 60°, adjacent angles are supplementary, so m∠WXZ = 120°.
Step 5: Find m∠WPX.
- P is midpoint of diagonals, so triangle WPX is isosceles.
- m∠WPX = 30° (half of 60°).
Step 6: Find length PY.
- Since diagonals bisect each other, PY = 6 (half of XZ = 12).
**Final answers:**
- 21) m∠WXZ = 120°
- 22) m∠WPX = 30°
- 23) PY = 6